GRADUATE PHOTOGRAPHY ONLINE 2016

Calvin Merry

No HomoNo Homo explores the ritualistic machoism within interactions between men in intimate and light-hearted imagery. By suspending these moments of intensity or aggression in time and space, it hopes to reenvision them, presenting intimate and, in some cases, almost erotic behaviour. No Homo is a response to critical discourse surrounding gender, sexuality and identity, and thus, seeks to push the boundaries on what is seen as permissible between men and how masculinity informs their behaviour. To be presented in the form of a book, this body of work also explores ideas of consumption and gratification by subverting and controlling the viewer's perception of imagery.